Uruguay, Civil Registration, 1879-2020
Index to selected civil registration birth records from various localities in Uruguay. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available. This collection does not include images of the original records.
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Uruguay, Civil Registration
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Uruguay,_Civil_Registration_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes birth records from 1879 to 1930. The information recorded in civil registration records varied over time. The later records generally give more complete information than the earlier records. The records in this collection are handwritten in Spanish. Earlier records are written in narrative style, and later records were written onto forms.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Computer Aided Indexing (CAI)
Some or all of the indexed records for this collection were created using Computer Aided Indexing (CAI) from records digitized by FamilySearch or its partners. For more information on CAI see FamilySearch Computer Aided Indexing.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:
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If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
- Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Place and date of registration
- Place, date, and time of birth
- Name of the newborn
- Names of the parents
- Mother's surname
- Parents’ places of origin or residence
- Occupation of the father
- Names of the grandparents
Collection Content
Coverage Table
| Place (Departamento) | Event Type | Years Covered in Index | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artigas | Birth | 1884-1885 | 107 |
| Canelones | Birth | 1870-1872, 1874-1904, 1914, 1919, 1921-1922, 1924-1930 | 22,936 |
| Colonia | Birth | 1873-1903, 1913 | 13,768 |
| Florida | Birth | 1880, 1884-1895 | 4,291 |
| Lavalleja | Birth | 1843, 1860, 1862, 1864, 1866-1867, 1872, 1874-1875, 1878-1901, 1917-1918, 1921-1924, 1930 | 9,658 |
| Maldonado | Birth | 1875-1903, 1981 | 3,830 |
| Montevideo | Birth | 1828-1830, 1843, 1853, 1855, 1857, 1862-1930, 1983-1984, 1987-1988, 1998 | 127,080 |
| Paysandú | Birth | 1807, 1845-1846, 1848, 1852, 1857-1859, 1861-1862, 1864-1865, 1867-1900, 1981 | 9,956 |
| Rocha | Birth | 1886-1899, 1982 | 4,478 |
| Salto | Birth | 1820, 1833, 1844, 1866-1867, 1869-1870, 1873-1874, 1877-1901, 1905, 1907, 1909-1910, 1913, 1923, 1926, 1930, 1985, 1988, 1993 | 11,263 |
| San José | Birth | 1789, 1855, 1869, 1872, 1876-1901, 1922-1923, 1930, 1991, 1993 | 11,983 |
| Soriano | Birth | 1855, 1868, 1871-1873, 1875-1901, 1903, 1906, 1926-1930, 1987 | 13,236 |
| Tacuarembó | Birth | 1082, 1184, 1862, 1865, 1867, 1871-1930 | 6,500 |
| Treinta y Tres | Birth | 1878, 1880-1882, 1884-1899 | 2,045 |
Collection Details
Language
English/Spanish
Location of Original Records
Registro Civil del Estado (State Civil Registry, Montevideo)
"Uruguay, registro civil, 1879-2020." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 27 January 2026. Registro Civil del Estado, Montevideo (State Civil Registry, Montevideo).
